hurricane-gustav Stories - And The Valley Shook
The Right Choice
As Poseur posted yesterday, the game against Troy is off. It's rescheduled for November 15. The results of yesterday's poll would indicate that this is an unpopular choice, but I agree with it wholeheartedly. My parents live in Gonzales, which is about 30 minutes away from Baton Rouge (and...
Game On! (for now)
All systems appear to be more-or-less go for a game on Saturday. It'll be one of the strangest game atmospheres ever if it were to occur. Almost all of East Baton Rouge Parish is without power, as are most of the parishes surrounding EBR, and it will be slow to come back. There are power lines...
OK, Maybe It's a Small Disaster
My home town of Gonzales was reportedly hit by 75 mph winds, which ain't no stiff breeze. While this is not a mega-disaster, it appears that power is out to 4/5 of a million people right now. My parents report that some trees near their home were uprooted, and while no one's home appears to be...
Tentative Conclusion: Disaster Has Not Struck
It's a little too early to draw a definite conclusion, but it definitely appears right now like we will not see the kind of cataclysm that accompanied Hurricane Katrina. For one, New Orleans has been spared a direct hit, as the eye of the hurricane will be passing significantly west of the city....
An Open Letter To My Irish Brethren After A Promising Week One
Dear Notre Dame Fans Who Are As Impatient As I Am About This Damned Season Starting, I know that as you watched the ticker scroll by on Saturday, the same thoughts flickered in the still-cognizant corners of your mind that flared up for a majority of observant Notre Dame fans: A lot of the teams...
Spaulding Roundup: Instilling Confidence
Let’s start our Sunday roundup with a HT to our colleagues at Canal Street Chronicles, New Orleans Saints’ bloggers who are currently on the run from Gustav. Please join us in extending thoughts and prayers to Saintsational and everyone else along the Gulf Coast, who are bracing for...
Gametime Changed, Kickoff at 10 a.m.
It's official, the LSU vs. Appalachian State game has been moved to 10 a.m. on Saturday due to Tropical Storm Gustav. "Public safety was the overriding concern expressed by all parties when we met with the governor and his staff today," LSU director of athletics Joe Alleva said Friday. "Ten a.m....
Why Would People Evacuate West Instead of North or East?
Perhaps people can explain this to me. The media is talking about evacuating New Orleans and heading to the West. However, the projected storm track, above, seems to show a rather good chance that the hurricane will hit to the West of New Orleans, and perhaps as far West as Texas. So why would...
LSU and/or The State should not cancel or move the game because of Gustav
I've been avoiding this topic for the last day or two because I didn't want to be premature in coming to any kind of conclusion. After all, Gustav could very well miss Louisiana still, perhaps even by quite a ways. According to this map, as of the time of this writing (about 8:00pm Wednesday...
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